Lake Erie

Today, the dangers that remain in Lake Erie, 10 years after a water crisis in Toledo made the water undrinkable for three days. Also, Traverse City voters prepare to decide on a nearly $200 million bond measure to improve energy efficiency for their schools. Plus, in case you missed it, highlights and hot takes on hot political races from our Issues & Ale event in Lansing this week.

It's been ten years since Toledo issued a 'don not drink' order for its water system for three days due to cyanobacterial blooms near its water intake in Lake Erie. The blooms are not any worse, but they are not any less.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and university researchers put out the forecast each year. They're predicting the start of a visible bloom by early July.

Michigan has a pilot program to restore a large wetland area to reduce fertilizer runoff from getting into Lake Erie because it feeds toxic cyanobacterial blooms that spread in the western basin each year.

The cyanobacterial blooms that release toxins are dangerous. Researchers at the University of Toledo look to use a Lake Erie bacteria to detoxify microcystin.

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The State of Michigan is using $3.65 million to establish or restore wetland areas. Ducks Unlimited is administering the program. A request for proposals has been issued.

Michigan won't reach the phosphorus reduction goal by 2025 as planned. It's uncertain when it might attain that goal to help reduce cyanobacterial blooms in Lake Erie.

In 2015, Ohio, Michigan and Ontario gave themselves until 2025 to reduce phosphorus spilling into Lake Erie by 40% compared to 2008 levels. They won’t meet the deadline.

Water quality sensors in Lake Erie are being networked to make more data accessible to researchers and government agencies, as well as the public.